CONFIGURATION FOR INDICATING IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE POSITION

Number: 20200134856
Published: 2020-04-30
Filed: 2018-10-31
Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
Inventors: Chapman; Steven, Patel; Mehul, Popp; Joseph, Taylor; Alice
CPC: G06T7/70; G08B6/00; G06T7/73
Verdict: Low Hardware
Source: Google Patents · FreePatentsOnline

The keeper's note

Camera position indicator hardware.

Abstract

A process determines a position of an image capture device with respect to a physical object. The position corresponds to a vantage point for an initial image capture of the physical object performed by the image capture device at a first time. Further, the process generates an image corresponding to the position. In addition, the process displays the image on the image capture device. Finally, the process outputs one or more feedback indicia that direct a user to orient the image capture device to the image for a subsequent image capture at a second time within a predetermined tolerance threshold of the vantage point.

Background

BACKGROUND1. Field

This disclosure generally relates to the field of image capture devices.2. General Background

Conventional image capture systems typically require various physical equipment for performing image capture with the degree of precision necessary for certain filming techniques. For example, physical support devices such as tripods, camera cranes, motion control arms, dollies, tracks, etc. are often used to maintain the position of a camera when filming a video in time-lapse (capturing film frames at a slower rate than playback), with slider shots (sliding the camera to capture imagery), or with visual effects (“vfx”) miniature element composite shots. Such physical support devices repeatedly position the camera at identical, or substantially identical, vectors, speeds, and/or yaw/pitch/roll angles. Yet, using such physical support devices is often cumbersome, restrictive, time-consuming, and expensive.SUMMARY

In one aspect, a computer program product comprises a non-transitory computer readable storage device having a computer readable program stored thereon. The computer readable program when executed on a computer causes the computer to determine, with a processor, a position of an image capture device with respect to a physical object. The position corresponds to a vantage point for an initial image capture of the physical object performed by the image capture device at a first time. Further, the computer is caused to generate, with the proc

Claims

1. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage device having a computer readable program stored thereon, wherein the computer readable program when executed on a computer causes the computer to: determine, with a processor, a position of an image capture device with respect to a physical object, the position corresponding to a vantage point for an initial image capture of the physical object performed by the image capture device at a first time; generate, with the processor, an image corresponding to the position; display, with the processor, the image on the image capture device; and output, with the processor, one or more feedback indicia that direct a user to orient the image capture device to the image for a subsequent image capture at a second time within a predetermined tolerance threshold of the vantage point. 8. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage device having a computer readable program stored thereon, wherein the computer readable program when executed on a computer causes the computer to: determine, with a processor, a plurality of positions of an image capture device with respect to a physical object, the plurality of positions corresponding to a motion path of vantage points for filming the physical object at a subsequent time; generate, with the processor, a plurality of images corresponding to the motion path; display, with the processor, the plurality of images on the image capture device; and output, with the processor, one or more feedback indicia that direct a user to orient the image capture device along the motion path at the subsequent time for a plurality of subsequent image captures at the plurality of positions. 15. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage device having a computer readable program stored thereon, wherein the computer readable program when executed on a computer causes the computer to: receive, with a processor, a plurality of positions corresponding to a motion path; generate, with the processor, a plurality of images corresponding to the motion path; display, with the processor, the plurality of images on the image capture device; and output, with the processor, one or more feedback indicia that direct a user to orient an image capture device along the motion path with respect to a plurality of vantage points for filming a physical object.